Moldova (Listeni /mɒlˈdoʊvə/), officially the Republic of Moldova (Moldovan
and Romanian: Republica Moldova pronounced ) is a
landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the
west and Ukraine to the north, east and south.

spelling of Moldova, having earlier legitimized use of the Latin
rather than the Cyrillic alphabet. Moldova was admitted to the UN in
1992. In 2000 it abandoned its semipresidential form of government to
become a parliamentary republic.
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as Moldovan) is the official language; Russian, Ukrainian, and Gagauz
are also spoken. The great majority of Moldova's population is
Christian Orthodox-96% of the population nominally belongs to one of
the two main Orthodox denominations.

The Republic of Moldova occupies most of what has been known as
Bessarabia. Moldova's location has made it a historic passageway
between Asia and southern Europe, as well as the victim of frequent
warfare.

Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 27,
1991, and although it has been independent since then, Russian forces
have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River despite
signing international obligations to withdraw.

remained on Moldovan territory; since 1993 they have been stationed in
the breakaway territory of Transnistria against the will of the
Moldovan Government.
The country is a parliamentary democracy with a president as its head
of state and a prime minister as its head of government.

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova pronounced ) is a geographic and
historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe,
corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the
Dniester river.

Moldavia and Moldova are derived from the name of the Moldova River;
however, the etymology is not known and there are several variants:
* a legend mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae by Dimitrie Cantemir
links it to an aurochs hunting trip of the Maramureş

living in Romania, 36% in Moldova and 16% in Ukraine, distributed
among the ethnic groups as follows:
* In Romanian part - Romanians1 (98%), Roma (1.3%), others
(0.7%);
* In Moldovan part - Moldovans1 (75.8%), Ukrainians (8.

"Transdniester Moldovan Republic" in September 1990. The Russian 14th
Army intervened to stem widespread violence and support the
Transnistrian regime which is led by supporters of the 1991 coup
attempt in Moscow.

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Republic of Moldova became an independent
country after the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and is now a
parliamentary democracy. Moldova is a member of NATO's Partnership for
Peace program as well as a member of the Council of Europe.

entry requirements, please contact the Embassy of Moldova in
Washington, D.C.,or the Embassy of Moldova in a country near you.
U.S. citizens can stay in Moldova for up to 90 days within a six-month
period. Residence permits are required for stays over 90 days.

: official web sites of Moldova, addresses of Moldovan and
foreign embassies, domestic airlines, local news, city- and country
guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accommodation,
tourist attractions, events and more.

Since its independence in 1991, Moldova has been beset with an array
of challenges stemming from four problematic situations. First, the
country has sought to establish a viable state where no tradition of
self-government and sovereignty had existed before.

it was difficult for Moldova to agree on a
constitution and to find political leaders untainted by association
with the highly centralized, authoritarian Soviet Union. Third, the
transition from a controlled economy to a free market economy has been
rocky.

Moldova, while the alluringly bizarre Transdniestr region is on the
brink of reopening old wounds.
While still in contention for the title of Poorest Country in Europe,
Moldova’s prices (particularly for accommodation) are unexpectedly
high.

Moldova’s entrepreneurial potential is limited by poor technological
infrastructure
Moldova fosters a limited amount of innovative activity. Earnings from
intellectual property receipts were 3.9 million USD in 2008, below the
global average for this variable. R&D investment amounts to 0.

When traveling to Moldova you might be interested in communications on
the territory of the country. So, we decided to provide you this
information and added an article about all types of communications in
Moldova.

about such places as theatres in Moldova and namely in Chisinau. They
are interested from different points of view. We mean that usually
they present not only interesting performances but also are located in
old buildings which are interesting for their architecture.

Moldova's four opposition parties formed a new
coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), which will act
as Moldova's governing coalition until new parliamentary elections can
be held in summer 2010.

for a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova, and Party of Democratic
Forces, 1998-2001); FPM = Frontul Popular din Moldova (Popular Front
of Moldova, Romanian nationalist, 1989-92, succeeded by Christian
Democratic Popular Front); MNP = Partidul National Moldovenesc (Moldavian
National Party, 1917-1918, replaced by the Bessarabian Peasants' Party

1 Moldovan is commonly considered another name for Romanian. (Gagauz
and Russian are also official in the Gagauz Autonomous Region)
22004 census and 2006 estimate from National Bureau of Statistics.
Figures do not include Transnistria and Tighina.

The Republic of Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, WMO,
UNICEF, GUAM, CIS, BSEC and others.
Moldova is a parliamentary democracy. Moldova's head of state is its
president. The head of government is the Prime Minister.

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essentially Romanian, and although Moldova's initially expressed
aspiration of union with Romania is now much more muted, the Moldovan
flag is basically that of Romania with the addition of the national
coat of arms on the yellow stripe.